Pipistrel around the world again - for science!

We are pleased to announce that 1. June 2012 marks the start of the project "WINGS FOR SCIENCE".

Wings for Science is non-profit research group dedicated to science and education. Past research projects include aerial archaeology, solar weather probes, 3D modelling of the Stromboli, Vulcano, Yenkahe and Yasur volcanoes, and many more. On the 1st of June, Wings for Science begins their world-tour in Luxembourg. On their way, they will perform many science project which are only possible to do with the help of an aircraft - aerial cartography and photography, aerial archeology, animals monitoring, Digital Elevation Model, atmospheric sounding and so on -

and all this they will do with the help of a Pipistrel Virus SW aircraft!

Wings for Science will set off on a trip around the planet, offering aerial support topublic research laboratories. In dedicated research areas the crew will implementobservation and modeling techniques that are key elements to advance research. Thisranges from observing the migration of whales to charting a lost city in the Peruvianmountains and 3D modeling of a recently born volcanic island.

More information about the project, schedule of the research topics, info about the aircraft and the two pilots etc., can be found on their official website: http://wingsforscience.com/

To track the Wings for Science world-tour, or to check-out a flight simulator, interactive maps and videos, please visit: www.wingsforscience.com/ or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wingsforscience.There is even a flight simulator: you can check where Wings for Science is at the moment and then pilot the aircraft using your cursor keys.